General Type Studio Pilat AaAa Aa Aa Aa Aa Designed by Stéphane Elbaz, Pilat is a constructed grotesque developed with a large range of weight and Released in 2018. width variations. Its base structure, commonly called a ‘superellipse’ or ‘Lamé curve’, could be described as a circle trapped inside a box. Though the letter- shape predates the 20th century, it is mostly seen as an expression of the post World War II era—a glorifying combination of craft and technology. Informational purposes only. ©2018, generaltypestudio.com Pilat 2 ● Styles overview Pilat Extended Thin Pilat Narrow Thin Pilat Extended Light Pilat Narrow Light Pilat Extended Regular Pilat Narrow Regular Pilat Extended Book Pilat Narrow Book Pilat Extended Demi Pilat Narrow Demi Pilat Extended Bold Pilat Narrow Bold Pilat Extended Heavy Pilat Narrow Heavy Pilat Extended Black Pilat Narrow Black Pilat Wide Thin Pilat Condensed Thin Pilat Wide Light Pilat Condensed Light Pilat Wide Regular Pilat Condensed Regular Pilat Wide Book Pilat Condensed Book Pilat Wide Demi Pilat Condensed Demi Pilat Wide Bold Pilat Condensed Bold Pilat Wide Heavy Pilat Condensed Heavy Pilat Wide Black Pilat Condensed Black Pilat Thin Pilat Compressed Thin Pilat Light Pilat Compressed Light Pilat Regular Pilat Compressed Regular Pilat Book Pilat Compressed Book Pilat Demi Pilat Compressed Demi Pilat Bold Pilat Compressed Bold Pilat Heavy Pilat Compressed Heavy Pilat Black Pilat Compressed Black General Type Studio Informational purposes only. ©2018, generaltypestudio.com Pilat 3 ● Character set Uppercase ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ Lowercase abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz Standard punctuation &?!¿¡.,:;•'"“”‘’‚„…_|¦§¶†‡* ‹«»›·-–—()[]{}@ Uppercase punctuation ¿¡����������� Stylistic alternates GJKQRak& Proportional lining figures (default) #€$¢£ƒ¥00123456789 Proportional old style figures #€$¢£ƒ¥00123456789 Tabular lining figures #€$¢£ƒ¥00123456789 Tabular old style figures #€$¢£ƒ¥00123456789 Numerator / Denominator 0123456789/0123456789 Prebuilt fractions ½¼¾ Superscript / Inferior ⁰¹²³⁴⁵⁶⁷⁸⁹+−=⁽⁾₀₁₂₃₄₅₆₇₈₉+−=₍₎ Superior alphabet abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz ak Math and miscellaneous symbols ∆Ω∂∫∑∏πμ¤−+×÷=≠±√^<>≤≥~≈�¬∞ℓ°№℮ Accents `�´�ˆ�ˇ��˜�¨�¯�˘�˚�˝�˙�¸˛� Accentuated letters ÀÁÂÃÄĀĂÅǺĄÆǼĆĈČĊÇĎĐÈÉÊĚËĒĔĖĘlĜĞĠĢĤĦÌÍÎĨ ÏĪĬİĮIJĴĶĹĽĻŁĿŃŇÑŅÒÓÔÕÖŌŎŐØǾŒŔŘŖSSŚŜŠŞȘŤŢ ŦÙÚÛŨÜŪŬŮŰŲẀẂŴẄỲÝŶŸŹŽŻŊÐÞÀÁÂÃÄĀĂÅǺĄ àáâãäāăåǻąæǽćĉčċçďđèéêěëēĕėęĝğġģĥħìíîĩïīĭįıijĵķĺľļłŀńňñ ņòóôõöōŏőøǿœŕřŗśŝšşșßťţŧùúûũüūŭůűųẁẃŵẅỳýŷÿźžżŋ ðþ GĜĞĠĢĴKĶQRŔŘŖ àáâãäāăåǻąkķ Arrows →←↑↓↖↗↙↘ General Type Studio Informational purposes only. ©2018, generaltypestudio.com Pilat 4 ● OpenType features OpenType font format is the current standard for desktop fonts. This format permits to embed a large number of charac- ters and multiple options to access and permute them in a text editor. These features are supported by most common web browsers using ‘font-feature-settings’ with the OpenType labels (‘case’, ’liga’, ’onum’, ’salt’, etc.). Feature Non-active Active All caps ([email protected]) �NAME�EMAIL.COM� 'case' Tabular lining figures #€$¢£ƒ¥0123456789 #€$¢£ƒ¥0123456789 'tnum', 'lnum' Tabular old style figures #€$¢£ƒ¥0123456789 #€$¢£ƒ¥0123456789 'tnum', 'onum' Fractions 1/2 + 35/168 1/2 + 35/168 'frac' (also 'numr'/'dnom') Slashed zero 2018 2018 'zero' Arrows (Stylistic Set 01) -> <- |^ |v /^ \v → ← ↑ ↓ ↗ ↘ 'ss01' Ordinals 1o 2a No 1o 2a № 'ordn' Superscript / Superior (x219 + y524) ÷ z(6+3) ≥ a (x²¹⁹ + y524) ÷ z⁽⁶+³⁾ ≥ a 'sups' 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1re 2e 3e 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1re 2e 3e Scientific inferior C2H4O C₂H₄O 'sinf' Ligature The Office The Office 'liga' Stylistic alternates or title alternates Kid Jack Ray Quincy Kid Jack Ray Quincy 'salt' or 'titl' (also accessible through individual Stylistic Sets: ss02 - ss08) General Type Studio Informational purposes only. ©2018, generaltypestudio.com Pilat 5 ● Pilat Extended Aa General Type Studio Informational purposes only. ©2018, generaltypestudio.com Pilat 6 ● Pilat Extended - Thin 42 pt The 1960s were the years of the Ital- ian-style GT. Nuc- cio Bertone came 30 pt up with five variations on the theme which would always be dear to his heart, in the shape of five extremely racy GT mod- els: the Alfa Romeo 2600 16 pt Sprint, in coupé and cabriolet versions, two Ferrari 250 GTs, one named ‘Wax’ after the commissioning client, and the other for the his personal use, the Aston Martin DB4 GT ‘Jet’ and the Maserati 5000 GT. At the same time, two new industrial partnerships were getting under way, 12 pt 9 pt with the work on the Simca 1000 with the work on the Simca 1000 Coupé and the Coupé and the BMW 3200 CS BMW 3200 CS limited series, as was the import- limited series, as was the important, ant, but unfortunate ASA 1000, better known as the “Ferrarina”, or “little Ferrari” (as the project but unfortunate ASA 1000, better originated with Enzo Ferrari), which, despite the known as the “Ferrarina”, or “little Fer- high expectations of the public, never made it to rari” (as the project originated with the automobilemarket. ¶ The Iso Rivolta GT 300, General Type Studio Informational purposes only. ©2018, generaltypestudio.com Pilat 7 ● Pilat Extended - Light 42 pt Starting with the planning for the new plant in Grugliasco in 1956, Pinin started 30 pt to groom his replacements– Sergio his son and Renzo Carli his son-in-law. To his heirs ap- parent, Pinin said of the Corso Trapani facility “This old plant 16 pt has reached the limits of its growth. It has no room for ex- pansion and is far from being up to date. If I were alone I’d leave it as it is. But I want you to decide which way to go– to stay as we are or to enlarge. Either way is fine with me. It’s your decision to make and I don’t want to know what it 12 pt 9 pt I’m finished and it’s your time to take a new world ¶ Starting in the mid-1960s, Pininfa- over. The future is absolutely up to rina started to make investments in the science you.” In 1958, upon leaving for a world of automotive design, a strategy to differentiate itself from the other Italian coachbuilders. ¶ In tour Pinin added “In my family we in- 1966, Pininfarina opened the Studies and Re- herit our legacies from live people– search Centre (Studi e Ricerche) in Grugliasco. not from the dead.” § Modernizing for The research centre occupied 8,000 sq. metres General Type Studio Informational purposes only. ©2018, generaltypestudio.com Pilat 8 ● Pilat Extended - Regular 42 pt Giorgetto Giugia- ro (born 7 August 1938) is an Italian au- tomobile designer. He 30 pt has worked on supercars and popular everyday vehicles. He was born in Garessio, Cu- neo, Piedmont. ¶ Giugiaro was named Car Designer of the 16 pt Century in 1999 and inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame in 2002. ¶ In addition to cars, Giugiaro designed camera bodies for Nikon, computer prototypes for Ap- ple, Navigation promenade of Porto Santo Stefano, and developed a new pasta shape “Marille”, as well as office 12 pt 9 pt furniture for Okamura Corporation. § 1970s approached, Giugiaro’s designs became Influence on design ¶ Giugaro’s ear- increasingly angular, culminating in the “folded pa- liest cars featured tastefully arched per” era of the 1970s. Straight-lined designs such as the BMW M1, Lotus Esprit S1, and Maserati and curving shapes, such as the De Bora followed before a softer approach returned Tomaso Mangusta, Iso Grifo, and in the Maserati Merak, Lamborghini Calà, Mase- Maserati Ghibli. However, as the rati Spyder, and Ferrari GG50. Among the best General Type Studio Informational purposes only. ©2018, generaltypestudio.com Pilat 9 ● Pilat Extended - Book 42 pt son of an orchestra conductor, Gandini was born in Turin. ¶ In 63, he approached 30 pt Nuccio Bertone, head of the Gruppo Bertone company for work. However Giorgetto Gi- ugiaro, then Bertone’s chief designer, opposed him being 16 pt opposed him being hired. When Giugiaro left Bertone two years later, Gandini was hired, and worked for the company for fourteen years. ¶ Creator of Stile Bertone in Caprie, Gandini served as general manager of the styl- ing house, designing show cars as well as managing the 12 pt 9 pt construction of prototype automo- BMW 5 Series (E12), the Innocenti Mini, and the biles. ¶ Gandini designed Lamborgh- Renault Supercinq.[1] He introduced the concept ini’s groundbreaking mid-engined of scissor doors with the Alfa Romeo 33 Cara- bo prototype, while the Lancia Stratos supercar Miura and extreme Countach, as was another Gandini design. ¶ Gandini left Ber- well as many practical cars such as tone in 1980, pursuing freelance automotive, in- the Citroën BX, the first-generation dustrial, and interior design. ¶ Gandini has worked General Type Studio Informational purposes only. ©2018, generaltypestudio.com Pilat 10 ● Pilat Extended - Demi 42 pt Martin’s work has received varied re- ception. In 2005, the Daily Telegraph 30 pt called the Fiat 130 Coupé a “majestic blend of severity and grace, boldness and sub- tlety, sharp angles joined by soft curves, a true catwalk 16 pt beauty, a masterclass that was widely copied in the Seventies but never equaled.” ¶ After its debut at the 1970 Geneva Motor Show, the Ferrari Modulo went on to be shown (repainted white, from its original black) at the 1970 Turin Motor Show and at Osaka’s Expo 12 pt 9 pt ‘70, before winning 22 internation- Design News called the Modulo “iconic”. The al design awards. A 2007 retro- Modulo placed third in Jalopnik’s 2008 compe- spective said the Modulo was “a tition for the top ten best “Wedge Car Designs Of The 60s, 70s and 80s.” ¶ By contrast, the milestone in the automobile design Rolls Royce Camargue ranked in 2010 as one history with a deep influence on the of the “10 Worst Cars” as chosen by readers 1970’s car styling.” In 2008, Car of the Globe and Mail; ranked 38 in the 2005 General Type Studio Informational purposes only. ©2018, generaltypestudio.com Pilat 11 ● Pilat Extended - Bold 42 pt Lancia Stratos HF (Tipo 829), widely and more simply known as Lancia 30 pt a sports car and rally car made by Italian car manufac- turer Lancia. The HF stands for High Fidelity.